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[Wheezing in infants]
N I Reyes Ruiz1, B Estela del Río Navarro, L Avila Castañón
1Departamento de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México, DF.
Insights
Wheezing is a common respiratory symptom in children, often linked to infections and environmental factors like tobacco smoke. Early identification of underlying causes is crucial for accurate diagnosis and management.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Immunology
Context:
- Wheezing is a prevalent symptom in pediatric respiratory infections.
- Affects 75-85% of children between 2-5 years old.
- Associated with maternal smoking, secondhand smoke, environmental exposures, and infections.
Purpose:
- To explore the common causes and implications of wheezing in children.
- To highlight the link between wheezing, atopy, and potential progression to asthma.
- To emphasize the syndromic nature of wheezing, necessitating etiological investigation.
Summary:
- Wheezing in children commonly results from respiratory tract infections.
- Risk factors include prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke and environmental irritants.
- In atopic children, elevated Immunoglobulin E (IgE) may indicate a predisposition to persistent asthma.
Impact:
- Understanding wheezing triggers aids in early diagnosis and intervention.
- Identifying risk factors can inform preventative strategies.
- Distinguishing syndromic wheezing is key for effective long-term respiratory health management in children.
Abstract:
The wheeze are a common symptom in nursing, especially when suffer infections of the respiratory tract. They are common in 75 to 85% of the children, who have wheezes during some stage of their development between 2 to 5 years old. They can be related to smoking motherly during the pregnancy, exposition to the smoke of the tobacco to the subsequent stage to the birth, exposition to environmental and certain factor infections veers them. The wheezes in patient with atopy maybe they are related to a IgE two standard deviations up above of what is normal and persist as asthma in late stages. The wheeze is an affection syndromatic therefore it is obligatory to seek the factor unfetter you to arrive to a definitive diagnosis.